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Ninjago movie x Spiderverse 5:Jay
Under the mask confident
Outside the mask shy
Cut The Act
Wordcount: 1900 Ship: Gen A/N: This is a fic set in the movie!Verse :] I wrote this ages ago, after i first watched the movie, and only recently cleaned it up enough to feel comfortable posting lol. This takes place a few years after the movie, and Zane has grown a lot during that time so he's a bit uhh OOC, sorry lol Warnings: Mentions of an off-screen injury that's already healed.
Summary: After Zane get a bad scrape in a fight, he decides to acknowledge the elephant in the room and come clean about his nindroid nature. It'll be anxiety free- All of his friends have connected the dots and figured it out by now anyway... Right?
In his defense, he was pretty sure they already knew.
It’s not as if he thought he was dropping some huge life changing bombshell on them, because they had been dropping pretty un-subtle hints that hey! We know you’re a robot, and we love and support you anyway! Which is why, when he walks into the hangar on that Saturday afternoon, he didn’t think to like, brace them or anything. It just that he wanted to share this part of himself with them more intimately, and also in one of their last fights he’d been damaged- he’d walked it off, fine enough to make it home so Father could see to it, but now he couldn’t quite stop thinking about what would happen if something were to go really wrong, and he needed emergency maintenance on the field.
Of course he trusted Jay and Nya more than anything, and would gladly lay his life in their hands if it came down to it- they were nearly as capable as his father, and should honestly meet him, but that's a story for another day. The duo had worked together to build their mechs, and if anyone could put his intricate wiring back together in a worse-case-scenario type of event, it would be them. So really, this was all very practical, and the obviously logical choice, made totally easier by the fact that he honestly thought they already knew.
So the reason he was at least 95 percent sure they’d caught on was that, during the early years when he was still learning, he was very much not so great at blending in. Turns out, being a normal teen did not involve dropping the words ‘normal teen’ into every other sentence, or casually downloading yourself into most electronics, or perfectly vocalized dial tones. With upgrades and time, he’d picked up on some of the intricacies of human emotion and nowadays people would rarely look at him twice (This isn't exactly true- even as much as he'd grown and learned, he's pretty sure he'll always be on a different page than everyone else, but that stopped bothering him a long time ago. He was weird, and his friends liked him that way.) if not for his friendship with Lloyd Garmadon and his status as the white ninja, he would totally blend in. To people who knew him from the start, though, there was definitely a clear… learning curve, so to speak.
When Father had been repairing him after that particular fight and Zane had brought up the idea, Dr. Julien had been all for it.
“Being honest with your friends is good,” His father had said, pulling back his goggles to smile kindly at Zane, “If you trust them, you should tell them.”
Though his father had probably not intended for Zane to make a very forbidden copy of his own blueprints to give to his friends, but what dad doesn’t know won’t hurt him.
And, well, it’s not like they ever acted like they hadn’t caught on. Most other kids in their grade would look at him like he’d grown a second head, voice turning stilted and judgemental whenever he let slip his more mechanical aspects- but never his friends. They accepted it, and loved him anyways.
For example, last year during English class after a particularly comprehensive personal software update, Zane had sighed. As in, for real, actually sighed, instead of just saying the word out loud. Cole, who had English with Zane each year, had smiled at him with this playful sort of look and said, “Hey, your voice modulator got an update!” And he’d winked as if in on a joke, “Sounds good on you!”
As endearing as it was after the fact, that Cole not only noticed but complimented his fathers work, in the moment he’d felt his processor drop into his feet, sensors flooding with adrenaline. They’d never outright stated they knew like that, and it’d never been so obvious. Sure, sometimes they asked him to run statistics or look up something really specific, but never before had they directly referenced his voice modulator or anything of the type.
He’d ducked his head, anxiety and nerves ramping up, hesitating for a fraction of a second before what Cole had said sunk in. Sounds good on you. He brightens a little at the support, “Thank you,” He says honestly, smiling, “Father installed it over the weekend.” he offers timidly, still dancing around fully admitting he’s a robot, though coming closer than he ever figured he would.
Things like this happened more and more frequently over the years, where they would super obviously hint they had connected the dots. It would be something everybody knows but no one acknowledges sort of situation. He was comfortable with that.
Until he very much wasn’t.
So here he was, one saturday afternoon, very seriously walking into his friends hang-out session with a fancy document tube containing xeroxed copies of his own blueprints, all ready to lay out his innermost mechanisms to his friends in the ultimate show of trust, and to finally acknowledge the elephant in the room. Plus, over time, it started feeling weird and wrong to keep such a serious secret from them. He wanted to be completely open and honest… And now he was finally ready to make that leap.
“My friends.” he announces, stepping in front of the old TV Kai and Nya had brought in sometime sophomore year so they could play video games and watch movies together, “I have something serious to discuss.”
“Wait- I’m almost done with this lap!” Jay stretches his neck to try and see around Zane, mashing blindly at the buttons on his controller.
Nya reaches over and smacks him playfully on the back of the head, “He said this was serious, Jay. Just pause it.” He blinks a little and nods bashfully, tossing the controller aside.
“So whats up?” Lloyd prods, as the rest of his friends all sit up a little straighter to offer their attention, Cole going so far as to take his headphones off his neck completely.
Zane feels a surge of nerves rush through his head and he fiddles with the cap of the document tube for a moment to gather his courage, “My friends, as I believe you already know… I am an android.” he says the last part without pause, pushing through it so he doesn’t stumble or second guess himself.
All of them, who had been getting increasingly tense as Zane stood there, seemed to exhale collectively, “Is that all? You had me scared there for a second!” Kai jokes.
Cole smiles, “Yeah man, we know about the robot thing. It doesn’t change anything.” he picks up on Zane's anxiety, smiling reassuringly at him.
Feeling emboldened by their response, Zane finally twists the cap off of the document tube, “You have no idea how much this means to me. I feel it is important, now that our fights are getting more dangerous, that I give you all these.” He clears a spot of the coffee table before dumping out the papers across its surface, kneeling down to smooth out the stack and organize them, “My blueprints.”
He glances up and sees them all smile easily at him, Jay and Nya leaning forward curiously, “You have to keep these a secret. My Father built me, these are his notes, and he doesn’t know I took my own copies.” he notes his friends expression pinch, like they don’t quite compute what he’s saying, and he assumes they must not like that he took these without permission, “It’s the logical course of action to share these with you all, in the event that I am damaged and need emergency repair, you will be unable to help without studying my build.”
He spreads the pictures out, sliding a few closer to his friends so they can look themselves, and Nya carefully picks up a page. She laughs awkwardly, analyzing the information in front of her with wide eyes, “These are… awfully detailed, Zane.”
“Yeah, I mean, how long did these take to make?” Jay peeks over Nya's shoulder, the others looking at the different pages themselves with wide eyes, “These mechanics look actually legit!”
“My father has been working on my mechanics for his entire life.” Frowning, Zane looks back down at the papers, “Of course they are legitimate, they’re mine. Here, look-” He strips his sweater vest off, folding it and setting it aside and starting in on unbuttoning his shirt.
“Woah!” Lloyd holds up his hands to shield Zane, “Lets keep your clothes on, Zane!”
Zane’s confused, his button up pooling in his lap, leaving him kneeling on the floor in only his shoes, khakis, and undershirt, “My construction is completely unique to anything in Ninjago, I do not mind showing you.”
Cole tilts his head, the crease between his brows growing more pronounced, “You’re… not making this up, are you?”
“Making this up?” His frown deepens.
“You mean you’re actually…” Kai trails off, eyes widening.
“But… a fully recognized AI is years off…”
“I already told you I am like nothing in Ninjago.” Zane explains, “You thought I was… lying?” The word rankles, and he feels his emotions plummet.
“Not lying!” Lloyd is looking at Zane like he’s seeing him for the first time, “We just thought you were… playing. Y’know, like, pretend.” He finishes with a wince.
Zane lets that process before a laugh bubbles up out of his chest, and he covers his mouth to stifle it, looking back at all his memories with a new filter. All the playful smirks, the joking comments! They must have thought he was so strange- and still, they had embraced him and even joined in! “I do not mean to laugh, just- thank you. For playing along, I suppose.”
The smile fades as the reality sinks in, he has no idea how they’ll truly react to his robotic nature, “But… I am telling the truth. I am an android, my father built me to protect those who cannot protect themselves.” At this, he tugs his undershirt off over his head, revealing the seam where his synthetic skin stops, metal casing continuing and taking up most of the expanse of his chest. He slides his hand along the panel embedded where his ribs would be, popping open his front compartment and revealing neatly routed wires and the glow of his power source, “This is not pretend. I hope you can still see me as your friend.”
He looks up earnestly, hoping their playful enthusiasm from before will come back, and each of his friends have varying reactions. Nya and Jay look intensely curious, Cole looks calm as usual, and kai and Lloyd…
“I support you one hundred percent, bro,” Kai points out before Zane can assume the worst as he cringes away from the imagery, “But from a strictly human perspective, I am looking at your guts, and that’s a little…”
“Morbid.” Lloyd agrees, looking bashfully green around the gills.
“This is so totally cool!” Jay announces, grinning, “You’re like a- a nindroid!”
“A what?”
“Ninja Android. Nindroid.” Jay explains before he calms down, smiling sincerely at Zane, “This doesn’t change anything. You’re still one of my best friends.”
“Same for me.” Nya nods, “We support you through thick and thin!”
“We’re your family.” Cole confirms, “Nothing could change that. You’re still our Zane, just more… gears.”
Zane closes the panel, smiling brightly, and Kai perks up, “No matter what you’re made of, you’re still our brother.”
“Thank you all.” He says sincerely, feeling lighter.
“Yeah!” Jay grins, “Yeah, and how cool is it that I can honestly say "My brother is a Nindroid?"”
Movie/show crossover. Don’t traumatize the child 😵💫
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Ninjago movie x spiderverse 4: Kai
HAPPY 14TH BIRTHDAY TO MY STUPID LEGOS!! 🎉💙🖤💚🤍❤️
I still remember watching the premiere of the pilot as if it were yesterday. When did so much time pass?!
Ninjago movie x spiderverse 3:Vera
Meet Harper ryan
HI
I was just thinking that this account is lacking in Ninjago content, and I’m here to rectify that—
BEHOLD
I’ve posted the first three before, but I just finished Keaton’s and Jay’s, and I didn’t have time to finish Zane’s and Lloyd’s today, but I’m gonna… anyway, enjoy! :)
Ninjago movie x spiderverse 2:Cole
Vaporeon Nya!
Decided to have fun with her
Yes I made both her and Kai eevees and as such they do become eeveelutions. Takes no braincells to figure out what Kai becomes lol
But Nya is a special case here I got more to say on herrrrr
She had always In the earlier season expressed a desire to choose her own path, have a choice in her life and when she was forced to become the water ninja she had to battle with accepting that part of her life that she didn't get to choose but was chosen for her
I decided to emulate that by essentially having her accidentally become a vaporeon. Somewhere along the way she touched a water stone forcing her into a vaporeon and then she had to grapple with the fact that the choice of picking who she wanted to be was taken from her and she now had to live as a vaporen
She had really wanted to be an Umbreon...
She tried to do the game equivalent of pressing the B button to stop her evolution when it was happening but it backfired resulting In her turning partially into water for like a week while the others tried to calm her down
She still has evidence of that via her tail and water marks on her paws.
I dunno it's kinda poetic and angsty and a cool way to fit her becoming one with the ocean but I thought it fit
Ninjago movie x spiderverse 1: Nya
So i have this headcanon that the ninjas when they have strong emitions like anger their ayes turnd in they respective color+ My own gi
Ninjago x Pokémon AU: Part 1!
Cole Brookstone
Ive had this silly AU in mind for a while! Instead of our silly brick gang being ninjas, they strive and build their way up to becoming the best of the best all across Ninjago with their Pokémon. Cole is done and Nya is on the way! Of course, a breakdown of this AU is also in the making :D
If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask! I’m more than willing and I’d be excited to answer any questions :)
Ninjago x Pokémon AU: Part 3!
Jay Walker
The ferocious electric gym leader! Jay’s design so far HAS to be my favorite out of all the gym leaders. Gang you don’t understand how much I enjoy drawing this AU and knowing you guys enjoy it too, only three main characters remaining!
Ninjago x Pokémon AU: Part 2!
Nya Smith
(You guys get to see this before my instagram sillies do :D) My loving girl boss guys, I really enjoy drawing this AU so far! I loved how Nya turned out so so much. Two down and only four more to go :)
reblog or like this post if you ship lava (cole x kai, ninjago) because i want to know how many people would actually like it in a fic.
Pikachu Jay!
Jay as a Pikachu because Pikachu just fit him sorry I don't make the rules
He's not just any Pikachu tho he's a TransM Pikachu evident by the heart shaped tail
(For those unaware Female Pikachu have a heart shaped tail)
Jay is being taken care of by two elders Ed and Edna(yea decided not to make then Pokemon thought it was cuter)
The ninjas are still a clan but i imagine it's more akin to like team rocket but on the good side if that makes sense and also run and controlled entirely by pokemon LOL
I dunno I Just wanted to draw Pikachu Jay (you get a like sneak of Kai there too)
The smith siblings!!!! WOOOO!!!!
A little more about My Ninjago oc
Yes i want to draw her with the ninja suit of season 1
My first Takes of the ninjas +oc
More close
The oc Vera Will be a Master elemental of plants and i Made her before know that already exist one but i love her so she stay like that
HOW did i remember this meme.
Wyldfyre and Kai are such a good duo
THEY ARE EVERYTHING TO ME
Finally updated my headcanons for the main Ninja's appearances ♡ The ones from last year looked ew to me so this was overdue.
Lloyd: I know he doesn't have curly hair, but I was unhappy with the way I drew it before so I tried something different and really liked this so I stuck with it. Light freckles, scars too obviously. The little braid is a personal touch of mine representing a connection to my OC hehe
Nya: the markings from her Ocean form were so pretty I had to keep them faintly, and the blue streaks in her hair seemed fitting too. Also a small nose piercing because she would. I love giving her turquoise colors too. Round face features
Kai: his spiky hair is always a challenge so I tried finding a way that's easier for me to draw. I love giving him a mullet too. Slightly crooked nose, sharp features overall & moles. Lotsa ear piercings. Tattoos probably as well
Zane: the most fun to do, his robotic features give a lot of freedom to work with. Making his hair half dark half white was a random idea but I love it now. Straight and angular features
Cole: wider face and body shape, long scar from his forehead down to the eye. I gave my best drawing dreads for him and I think I did well. Orange-green eyes from his ghost phase. Oh and a slight stubble, I thought it fit him well. Originally wanted to give Kai one too, maybe next time
Jay: saw a cosplay of him with this lightning scar across his face and I loved it so much I took it over. Also heterochromia for him, it just feels right. Lots of freckles, super fluffy hair. One hair streak looks like a lightning bolt. Soft shapes and features
Bonus ~☆°•.*
Ninjago OC yeaahh ♡
Nemari: Sharp jawline, pointy chin and nose. Very light freckles, big scar on right shoulder. Pointy ears, few ear piercings.
Lava ones of My Favorite ships in ninjago
RGB SIBS WORLD DOMINATION !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldn't pass this one up Love me those silly movie ninja Based on this post by @threemoonwatchers
The sillies!
They know Zane, they know...
Based on an interaction between me and my friends.
Love this ❤️❤️❤️❤️
[NINJAGO] Ninjago Season 5, animatic(?) My favourite season of the show! And yea, what is to say?